DEFINITION: v., To run out of batteries during the holidays, especially on Christmas morning when all the kids and half the adults are screaming for their new toys. n., A battery or personal energy shortage created by over-consumption.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Lacknicad: /LAK-nih-kad/ Suddenly realizing that his supply of batteries for toys, clocks and other gifts had run out, Harold suffered a bout of clinical lacknicad depression. Etymology: Blend of ‘lack’ (deficiency or absence) and ‘nicad’, short for nickel cadmium, a type of battery. Created by: Mustang.
Batteruined: /bat-uh-roo-ind/ “BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED” It says it right on the box. Does Dad take the time to read it? No! He has a drawer chocked full of old, power-drained batteries that he wasn’t sure were really dead. Now it’s Christmas morning and what should be a joyful time with the children playing with their new toys, leaving the adults at peace is again batteruined. Etymology: battery (a combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy) + ruined (to injure something irretrievably) Created by: artr.
Revoltage: /re vol taj/ After forgetting batteries to accompany all the new toys and gadgets her family had gotten on Christmas morning, Emily was facing revoltage. Tempers flared and you guessed it, there were charges of assault and battery. Sure a few bruises. but nothing terminal. Merry Christmas! Etymology: Revolt (uprising) & Voltage (power measurement in a battery) Created by: Nosila.
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